Showing all articles in the Ecosystem category
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Amandah Wood: No such thing as an ordinary day at the office
04 February 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Tech About Town
Amandah Wood created a blog called "Ways We Work", where they investigate people from different industries on their careers, to get a glimpse at human nature and patterns. Read more
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Kik builds high engagement on app and in person
02 February 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Kik is giving back to the community by hosting a hackathon on the University of Waterloo campus. Read more
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New-tech cinema moves into old Kitchener theatre
28 January 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Opinion, Tech About Town
Matt MacKinnon and friends decided it was time to revitalize downtown cinemas, and decided to open Apollo Cinema right in the heart of Downtown Kitchener. Read more
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Privacy and profile? Binary Tattoo improves both
21 January 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
Communitech News spoke with Cat Coode, founder of Binary Tattoo, who works as a consultant that works to help people build and manage online reputations. Read more
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Building community, one hack at a time
14 January 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
Communitech News speaks with Kristin Flannigan, avid hackathon attendee, about Waterloo Region's hackathon culture. Read more
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Courting a Valley VC: Inside Vidyard's big raise
14 January 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Small to Mid Size, View from the 'Loo
Communitech News speaks with Donna Litt on Vidyard's Series B journey. Read more
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Scandal shows the way to a safer community
07 January 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Voices Carry is an event created out of controversy. It seeks to support Women’s Crisis Services and the Sexual Assault Support Centre. Melanie Baker speaks on STEM and how to avoid "brogrammer" culture… Read more
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The big picture for 2014: A great year in Waterloo Region tech
26 December 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
2014 was a great year for the Waterloo Region ecosystem. Here is Communitech News' year-end review. Read more
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Not a fashion faux pas: Engineers design ultimate fashion app
17 December 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Startups, Tech About Town
Pout is a fashion app that lets people post daily looks and browse to find ideas. The team is benefitting from both Velocity and Communitech on their journey. Read more
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Two Ontario messaging companies find their perfect match
11 December 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Kik acquired Relay, and here is why they are a perfect match to build the next big social platform. Read more